RESOLUTION NO. R-82-2020

A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN AGREEEMENT WITH ANKURA CONSULTING
GROUP, LLC FOR CONSULTING SERVICES

   WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 10 of the 1970 Illinois Constitution authorizes the Village of Winnetka (“Village”) to contract with individuals, associations, and corporations in any manner not prohibited by law or ordinance; and

   WHEREAS, the Village desires to retain a firm to provide the Village cybersecurity risk mitigation services (“Services”); and

   WHEREAS, the Village has extensively researched firms that provided Services; and

   WHEREAS, the Village desires to retain Ankura Consulting Group, LLC (“Consultant”) to provide the Services; and

   WHEREAS, the Village Council has determined that it is in the best interests of the Village to approve an agreement with Consultant to perform the Services;

   NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Village of Winnetka, Cook County, Illinois, as follows:

   SECTION 1:   RECITALS. The Village Council hereby adopts the foregoing recitals as its findings, as if fully set forth herein.

   SECTION 2:   APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT. The Village Council hereby approves an agreement with Consultant for the Services substantially in the form of Exhibit A (“Agreement”) attached hereto and in a final form approved by the Village Manager.

   SECTION 3:   AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE AGREEEMNT. The Village Council hereby authorizes and directs the Village President and the Village Clerk to execute and attest, respectively, on behalf of the Village, the final Agreement.

   SECTION 4:    EFFECTIVE DATE. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval according to law.

ADOPTED this 15th day of December 2020, pursuant to the following roll call vote:

      AYES:   Trustees Apatoff, Coladarci, Cripe, Dearborn, Lanphier and Swierk       

      NAYS:   None                               

      ABSENT:   None.                           

   Signed:

   s/Chris Rintz   

   Village President

Countersigned:

s/Robert M. Bahan   

Village Clerk